Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1882 — Barnum’s Young Monkey. [ARTICLE]

Barnum’s Young Monkey.

A pretty faced and intelligent looking little monkey called Minnie, belonging to the Barnum show, pressed dimiuative image of herself to her breast yesterday, and cast halfaffrighted glances through the bars at the crowds. “Minniepresented Jock, the father, with twins yesterday.” explained Keeper Bpm Hodges. “Both were females. One never drew the breath of life, but the other, safe and well in its loving mother’s arms, will doubtless grow up the pride of its parents.” When Mr. Hodges arrived at the Garden Sunday morning he found Minnie with a babe in either arm. One was limp and motionless, but the other was applying itself industriously to the task of extricating nourishment from the maternal breast. Mr Hodges mounted the stepladder to take away the dead babe, and Jock, the father, who was in the next compartment in “murder’s row,” became greatly excited He almost succeeded in wrenching open the door, and he did succeed in grabbing Mr. Hodgps by the hair of the head. He pulled unmercifully, and only by vigorous action in compelling him to release his hold did Mr. Hodges save himself from premature baldness. When he had caused Jock to relax his grasp, Mr. Hodges reached into Minnie’s compartment and took her lifeless infant from her. She cried like a child at the loss, while the tears coursed down her cheeks. She was nearly distracted,and, with her live offspring in her right hand, extended at arm’s length, ran into the far corner of the cage. She moaned and wailed for a while, but finally dried her eyes when she saw she was safe from further interference, and gave her undivided attention to her young. All aay long yesterday she held her babe tightly

in her arms, and was as solicitous for its welfare as any mother could be. tifr. Hodges said it was the first time win monkeys were born in captivity. The surviv'ng twin is about 5 inches in length, with a tail about an inch longer than itself, an abnormally developed head, and a perfect picture of its mother. Minnie is 4 years old and weighs about 15 pounds. She was brought from Africa when a year old. Jock the father, has reached the age of 10 and weighs 20 pounds. He was captured when 4 years old.—[N. Y. Times.